The British Reform Party has topped the polls for the first time, according to a new survey.
Researchers at Find Out Now asked 2,380 British adults how they would vote if a general election were held tomorrow and found that the far-right group led by Clacton MP Nigel Farage had a narrow lead at 26%. .
The Conservative Party followed the Populists with 23% of the vote.
Labor, which had a very rocky first six months in government, trailed both parties on 22%, but the difference between the three parties was just 4 percentage points.
Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats secured 12%, the Greens 10% and the SNP 3%.
Mr Farage quickly responded to the poll on X, formerly known as Twitter, writing: “Reform LEADS for the first time in a national poll. This is just the beginning.”
Previous Find Out Now polls have shown that despite having just five MPs, the reforms have gained public attention in recent months.
In December, on the same day that Keir Starmer was attempting to reset his government, pollsters announced that the UK Reform Party had overtaken Labor for the first time, while the Conservatives were in the lead.
The difference between the three parties was just three points, suggesting that British politics has become a three-way contest between the Conservative Party, the British Reform Party, and the Labor Party.
The new survey also comes after another pollster, Ipsos UK, found that confidence in the country’s direction is back to roughly the same level as before the July general election.
Almost two-thirds (62%) said the UK is heading in the wrong direction.
Meanwhile, 52% of respondents said they had an unfavorable view of Mr Starmer, and 50% said they felt the same way about the ruling Labor party.
However, Ipsos also found that 51% view Reform leader Mr Farage unfavorably, and 46% view Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch similarly.
“Public sentiment towards the government and key politicians remains largely negative, with widespread dissatisfaction with the direction of the country evident,” said Gideon Skinner, director of politics at Ipsos.
“Interestingly, Nigel Farage stands out as the leader with the most distinctive brand of leadership, understanding of the issues facing Britain, his commitment to power, and his strong personality.
“What’s remarkable is that the public is about twice as likely to have a negative opinion of him as it is to have a positive opinion.”
